In this intermediate Serbian lesson, we practise the past tense through the forms bio sam and bila sam (I was). Serbian past-tense participles agree with the subject, which is why a male speaker says bio sam and a female speaker says bila sam.
Practise the Serbian past tense
Let us practise the past tense in Serbian. Beginner and pre-intermediate courses focus mainly on phrases, the present tense, modal verbs and cases. At the intermediate level, we also explore verb aspect and subtle differences between pairs such as odmarati and odmoriti.Since we are at the very beginning of everyday Serbian lesson series, let me introduce you to some of the earlier posts covering this topic:
- Past Tense of To Be in Serbian - conjugations
- Practise Serbian with Jeremija
- Past Tense of To Be in Questions + Locative case
- Past Tense word order in questions
- How to form the Simple Past in Serbian
- Learn by singing - Bila je tako lepa
You can also watch this YouTube video, which connects naturally with yesterday's post and should now be easier to understand:
Text : "Gde si bila ?" (Fem. Sg.) / "Gde si bio?" (Masc. Sg.) = Where were you ?
Fem. Sg. Bila sam u ...
Masc. Sg. Bio sam u ...